chronographe

Nivrel Héritage Grand Chronographe Watch

New from German based Nivrel is this duo of "Heritage Grand Chronographe" watches. I say - that if you are going to place an "e" after "chronograph," you might as well put and "e" after "grand." Am I right? Extra "Es" for all!

The Heritage Grand Chronograph collection is just that. Two 42mm wide steel watch in classic German heritage style watch cases with German silver (not actually silver) guilloche engraved dials. Blued steel hands and black or brown alligator straps complete the "heritage" look.

Nivrel will offer the watch with two movements. One comes with a Swiss ETA 7750 automatic chronograph, and the other comes with a Swiss ETA 7751 automatic chronograph with moon phase and annual date. Simple and classic in demeanor, these pieces are nevertheless quite nice and offer a look sought by many people for a price more reasonable than the Swiss offer. I would say that these watches compare to offerings from brands such as Longines. Check out the cool large and round chronograph pushers as well. Price for the 7750 based model is 1,995 euros, while the 7751 based Heritage Grand Chronograph is 2,595 euros. Look for them soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Milus Zetios Chronographe Joaillerie Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Milus Zetios Chronographe Joaillerie Watch

The Zetios Chronographe Joaillerie watch is a clean and clever mix of luxury and classic functionality in a watch by Milus. A mother of pearl dial and diamond bezel matched to a white strap make for a watch that is characteristically feminine. Still, with a case size of 45mm wide in either stainless steel or 18k red gold - the watch sits in the male watch court. Once again, a watch company has released an ambiguous watch that is "unisex" at best. The watch is available with a steel bracelet on the steel watch, while various colors of alligator bracelet are available with both metals.

I really like the style of lugs as twisting cylinders - this allows the strap to fit over most any wrist. A sapphire crystal sits on the face and caseback of the watch, with a view into the skeletonized rotor on the automatic Swiss movement. 62 Wesselton diamonds (1.14 carats total) sit on the bezel which goes to the "joaillerie" (jewelry) portion of the watch name. This also hints to the price of the watch, which is likely to be high, thought it may be merited given the high quality and impressive details.

Functionally the watch has an attractive and straight forward dial with applied hour numerals and lume tipped hands. The tri-compax chronograph subdial layout is easy to read and I appreciate the centrally mounted big date complication. While the design is not wholly unique it is a nice rendition of a functional luxury watch.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Tags: chronograph, chronographe, joaillerie, milus, timepiece, watch, zetios